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Conservatism and intelligence

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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Base word is prosper which means: To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.

What is it that you mean by prosperity?
 

Joe Mac

Arch Winning (36)
Fairness, and a reliable legal system to ensure it.


Agreed a reliable legal system is essential for a society to provide "fairness", but would you say that was the most important thing in helping people "thrive, flourish, succeed."

And when you talk about fairness do you think fairness is giving the most possible to everyone, or taking from those with the most to give to those with the least?
 

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John Solomon (38)
Agreed a reliable legal system is essential for a society to provide "fairness", but would you say that was the most important thing in helping people "thrive, flourish, succeed."

And when you talk about fairness do you think fairness is giving the most possible to everyone, or taking from those with the most to give to those with the least?

a) Yes - Equal protection of Law is cornerstone of fair society.

b) Neither of those. A fair society benefits everyone equally.
 

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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Scotty there are academics who argue about what happiness is and how to measure it so it's not an unreasonable question. It's actually something that is worth thinking about as well.
 

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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
The point I'm getting to is that economic growth isn't, alone, a rational goal. Joe Mac wants us to push towards prosperity but won't commit to what that means. You said its all about happiness. Academics have mapped the relationship between economic growth and happiness and happiness does not increase as income rises. See here for the most recent paper on this http://www.pnas.org/content/107/52/22463.full.

So, on that basis, what is the purpose of economic growth?
 
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